President's Chair Awarded to Dr. Onowa McIvor

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The Department of Indigenous Education is very pleased that Dr. Onowa McIvor was unanimously recommended for appointment as President’s Chair. The position began on August 1, 2020 and will be held for the next 5 years until 2025. 

The President’s Chair Award recognizes and celebrates UVic’s most outstanding faculty. The selection committee said, “It is clear that Dr. McIvor is a remarkable scholar with a track record for excellence, and she has already contributed immensely to UVic in a culturally-grounded and imporant way. Her appointment as President’s Chair will further her nationally recognized and critical research, teaching and community-university engagement initiatives in support of UVic’s Strategic Framework, especially with respect to Indigenous education, language revitalization, and reconciliation.”  

Congratulations Onowa on this prestigious position!

 

To read more on the President's Chair Award go to Indigenous languages in a time of crisis: lessons in hope.